Stuart Watkiss was born on 8 May 1966 and is an English football coach and former professional player who was most recently the assistant manager of National League South club Eastbourne Borough.
24 Facts About Stuart Watkiss
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Stuart Watkiss became manager of Mansfield in 2002, and later took charge Kidderminster Harriers.
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Stuart Watkiss has briefly managed abroad at both Bharat FC and Naxxar Lions and has held various other roles on the coaching staff's of Barnsley, Hull City and Stockport County.
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Stuart Watkiss later joined his home town club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he served his apprenticeship as a 17-year-old.
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Stuart Watkiss's debut was on 17 March 1984 in a Division One game with Sunderland; however, after making only two appearances, he joined West Midlands League side Gresley Rovers in June 1985, before making a move to Crewe Alexandra in January 1986.
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Stuart Watkiss remained with Town until hanging his boots up in 1999.
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Stuart Watkiss remained at Mansfield Town as youth team coach taking over from Tony Ford, producing at least ten players who progressed into the first team during his three years in charge of the club's youth set-up.
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Stuart Watkiss is a young coach who could go a long way in the game.
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Stuart Watkiss is at the right age to work with me, and it is a huge reward for him.
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Stuart Watkiss has done an excellent job with the youth team and it was a huge wrench to take him away from the youth team.
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Stuart Watkiss has a wealth of knowledge and experience within the game and I will be watching and learning all the time.
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Stuart Watkiss became academy manager at Barnsley in September 2004, before his next port of call to manage Kidderminster Harriers an 18-month contract between 2004 and 2006.
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Grimsby appointed Mike Newell in October 2008 and Stuart Watkiss re-took his former position as Assistant Manager.
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Stuart Watkiss was appointed as Development Coach by Phil Brown at Hull City in July 2009.
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On 28 January 2013 Stuart Watkiss was appointed assistant manager of Stockport County on an initial three-month deal, working under Darije Kalezic.
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On 11 September 2013 Stuart Watkiss rejoined Grimsby Town as the club's new youth team manager following the resignation of Adam Smith.
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On 26 October 2016 Stuart Watkiss returned to Grimsby on a temporary basis as joint caretaker manager with Dave Moore.
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In January 2017 Stuart Watkiss signed for the club on a permanent basis as a Development Coach.
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In September 2017 Stuart Watkiss was appointed manager of Maltese Premier League side Naxxar Lions in Malta.
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Stuart Watkiss resigned for personal reasons from the position in November 2017.
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In 2018, Stuart Watkiss was appointed assistant coach of the Bangladesh national football team under Jamie Day.
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In July 2022, Stuart Watkiss moved to Indian Super League club Jamshedpur as an assistant to head coach Aidy Boothroyd.
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In January 2024, Stuart Watkiss returned to coach in England, being appointed assistant manager to Adam Murray at National League South club Eastbourne Borough.
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Stuart Watkiss left Eastbourne in November 2024, in order to spend more time with his family.